On a mission: Uncovering the past of Victoria's Gunditjmara country

By Paul Chai
Updated April 28 2017 - 10:09am, first published April 27 2017 - 2:03pm
Senior Budj Bim ranger Greg Shelton explaining an eel canal at Kurtonitj, north of Tyrendarra.  Photo: Leanne Pickett
Senior Budj Bim ranger Greg Shelton explaining an eel canal at Kurtonitj, north of Tyrendarra. Photo: Leanne Pickett

"On one hand, I totally hate what this mission represents, because it took away our language, it took away our culture, our dance, our song. On the other hand, where would the other Gunditjmara families be today if it wasn't for this place, would we have any other Gunditjmara families?"

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